Legal Opinion

Department of Health and Welfare, State of Idaho v. John Block, Secretary of Agriculture

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided March 4, 1986No. 85-3654PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Per curiam

The Secretary of Agriculture appeals from an order entered by the Idaho District Court which enjoined the Secretary from enforcing a policy, embodied in a regulation, that disallowed consideration of vendor-paid energy costs in determining food stamp benefit eligibility. The case presents questions of statutory interpretation involving provisions of two statutes under which federal funding is made available to aid eligible citizens. In dispute is the impact of home energy assistance payments made pursuant to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act (LIHEAA), 42 U.S.C. § 8621 et seq., upon…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Tennessee Valley Authority v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Morton v. MancariSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Chapman v. Houston Welfare Rights OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. United States v. Borden Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
  5. Crooks v. HarrelsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1930

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Northwest Forest Resource Council v. GlickmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
  2. American Rivers Pacific Rivers Council Oregon Natural Resources Council Waterwatch of Oregon and Friends of the Earth, United States Department of Interior, Petitioner-Intervenor v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Eugene Water and Electric Board, Respondent-Intervenor. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Eugene Water and Electric Board, Respondent-IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1999
  3. Debra Estey v. Commissioner, Maine Department of Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
  4. Rjr Nabisco, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
  5. Harper v. Federal Land Bank of SpokaneCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989

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